Photos: See seven people busted in huge "safety vest" burglary ring

The suspects linked to a huge Colorado Springs burglary ring apparently felt that accidentally being hit by a car was as big a threat as getting caught snatching and grabbing, since at least one crew member is said to have worn a reflective safety vest near crime scenes. Unfortunately for him, though, that vest turned out to be tremendously unsafe, at least in terms of maintaining the wearer's freedom, and that of his pals. Seven people have been busted for what law enforcers estimate as 110 burglaries and the theft of items valued at $100,000. Booking photos and details below.

In mid-February, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, residents living in the Monument and Black Forest areas began reporting a rash of residential burglaries.

Investigators quickly concluded that these incidents were linked, since multiple victims reported seeing a person wearing a reflective safety vest near crime scenes.

Info about the vest was quickly passed to assorted neighborhood-watch groups in the area, and before long, a tip ultimately led deputies to one Ernesto Quintana, age 24.

Ernesto Quintana.

The identification of Quintana led to the targeting of more suspects. In all, seven search warrants were executed, with recovered property -- jewelry, cash, appliances, firearms and motor vehicles among them -- valued at more than $100,000.

There was so much stuff that at one location, deputies had to rent a 26-foot U-Haul to carry all of it away.